- Postcode districts
- WF7, WF8, WF10
- Nearby
- Castleford, Kippax and South Elmsall
- Guide price
- £1,850–£4,600
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of West Yorkshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Pontefract?
Guide price in Pontefract: £1,850–£4,600 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Prices in Yorkshire and the Humber run at about 7% below the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Tray and enclosure
- Thermostatic shower, re-tiling
Walk-in shower
- Large tray and frameless screen
Level-access floor
- Level entry, linear drain
Guide prices for Pontefract including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Pontefract
In Pontefract we cover WF7, WF8 and WF10; we also cover Castleford, 3.2 miles away, and Kippax.
In Pontefract, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If your Pontefract bathroom was refitted recently and you like the rest of it, we can convert just the bath area and finish the new tiling neatly against the old. We check the floor under the bath during a Pontefract survey where we can, because old leaks can leave soft boards.
Supplies across most of West Yorkshire are soft. If that holds for your street in Pontefract, limescale on shower glass and heads builds up slowly and a squeegee after use is usually enough. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Boarding, tanking and re-tiling of the shower walls
- Silicone, a full-flow test and a tidy finish where the new tiling meets the old
- Grab rails and a fold-down seat if you want them
- Removal of the bath, panel and taps, and disposal of the waste
Decisions to make first
Low tray or level floor
A low-profile tray has a small lip. A level-access floor removes the step altogether but needs a former, tanking and a linear drain.
Enclosure or walk-in
An enclosure with a door keeps all the water in and suits a shorter space. A walk-in panel makes the most of the full 1700 mm length an old bath leaves.
Rules that apply in England
In England, adding an electric shower usually means a new circuit, which is notifiable under Part P, as is any change to the wiring in the bathroom. Where the conversion is an adaptation for a disabled person, a Disabled Facilities Grant of up to £30,000 may help, but the council must approve it before work starts.
